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US economy in the dark as shutdown cuts off key data
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a government shutdown has stopped the release of crucial federal economic data ranging from the size of the labour force to the country’s GDP.
New frontline in Canada-US tensions: the World Series
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Canada's only Major League Baseball team is looking to take the crown of "America's pastime" in a World Series matchup that opens Friday with an unusually heavy dose of national pride on the line.
Open AI's Fidji Simo says AI investment frenzy 'new normal,' not bubble
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent today's "new normal" to meet skyrocketing user demand, Fidji Simo, OpenAI's de facto number two, said on Monday.
Stressed UK teens seek influencers' help for exams success
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LONDON - Posing as a fortune teller on his YouTube channel, former teacher Waqar Malik tells thousands of followers that he can predict this year's exam questions.
Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.
Trump tariffs force EU to cut 2025 eurozone growth forecast
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU on Monday sharply cut its eurozone economic growth forecast for 2025 because of global trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
South Korea says 18 dead in raging wildfires
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» UISEONG, South Korea — At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing “unprecedented damage”, the acting president said on Wednesday.
Gaza truce talks enter ‘final round’
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» JERUSALEM - A “final round” of Gaza truce talks is due to start on Tuesday in Qatar, said a source briefed on the negotiations aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war after more than 15 months.
Heavy fighting rocks Gaza amid rising hope for truce deal
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Heavy fighting rocked the Gaza Strip on Monday, leaving dozens of Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers dead, even as the White House said that a Gaza truce and hostage release deal could be finalised this week.
Far-right Wilders wins Dutch election: exit poll
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders.